Where does “kretinismi” come from?
kretinismi (Finnish) comes from English cretinism, from English cretin, from French crétin, from French crestin, from French chrétien, from Old French chrestien, from Latin Christiānus, from Latin Chrīstus — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
kretinismi (Finnish): cretinism
Definitions
- cretinism
Ancestry of “kretinismi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cretinism | A condition of severely stunted physical and... |
| 2 | English | cretin | A person who fails to develop mentally and... |
| 3 | French | crétin | cretin |
| 4 | French | crestin | Christian |
| 5 | French | chrétien | Christian |
| 6 | Old French | chrestien | Christian |
| 7 | Latin | Christiānus | Christian |
| 8 | Latin | Chrīstus | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |